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Atlas of Religious and Esoteric Lineages

Five thousand religious, mystical, Indigenous and esoteric lineages from around the world — what they are, where they came from, and where to read more.

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Atlas 1057Open / public

Dogme et rituel de la haute magie reception

Western Esotericism & Initiatory Philosophical / theological school

Public geography
France
Period / origin
Published 1854–1856 onward
Evidence status
Directly cited

Country links · under reviewFrance

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Atlas 1058Open / public

Éliphas Lévi’s Histoire de la magie reception

Western Esotericism & Initiatory Philosophical / theological school

Public geography
France
Period / origin
Published 1860 onward
Evidence status
Directly cited

Country links · under reviewFrance

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Atlas 1059Open / public

Waite’s Mysteries of Magic Lévi reception

Western Esotericism & Initiatory Lineage / school

Public geography
United Kingdom
Period / origin
Published 1886 onward
Evidence status
Directly cited

Country links · under reviewUnited Kingdom

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Atlas 1060Open / public

Papus’s Treatise on Occult Science reception

Western Esotericism & Initiatory Philosophical / theological school

Public geography
France
Period / origin
Published 1891 onward
Evidence status
Directly cited

Country links · under reviewFrance

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Atlas 1061Open / public

Khunrath’s Amphitheatre of Eternal Wisdom reception

Western Esotericism & Initiatory Philosophical / theological school

Public geography
Broad regional context; no country assigned
Period / origin
1595/1609 onward
Evidence status
Directly cited

Broader geographic contextBroad regional context; no country assigned

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Atlas 1062Open / public

Atalanta Fugiens alchemical emblem tradition

Western Esotericism & Initiatory Lineage / school

Public geography
Broad regional context; no country assigned
Period / origin
Published 1617–1618 onward
Evidence status
Directly cited

Broader geographic contextBroad regional context; no country assigned

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Atlas 1063Open / public

Rosarium Philosophorum alchemical tradition

Western Esotericism & Initiatory Lineage / school

Public geography
Broad regional context; no country assigned
Period / origin
Printed 1550; earlier textual strata
Evidence status
Directly cited

Broader geographic contextBroad regional context; no country assigned

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Atlas 1064Open / public

Splendor Solis manuscript tradition

Western Esotericism & Initiatory Lineage / school

Public geography
Broad regional context; no country assigned
Period / origin
Early 16th-century manuscripts onward
Evidence status
Directly cited

Broader geographic contextBroad regional context; no country assigned

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Atlas 1065Open / public

Ripley Scroll alchemical tradition

Western Esotericism & Initiatory Lineage / school

Public geography
United Kingdom
Period / origin
15th–17th centuries and later copies
Evidence status
Directly cited

Country links · under reviewUnited Kingdom

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Atlas 1066Open / public

Mutus Liber emblematic alchemy tradition

Western Esotericism & Initiatory Lineage / school

Public geography
France
Period / origin
Published 1677 onward
Evidence status
Directly cited

Country links · under reviewFrance

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Atlas 1067Scholarly / historical only

Aurora Consurgens alchemical manuscript tradition

Western Esotericism & Initiatory Lineage / school

Public geography
Broad regional context; no country assigned
Period / origin
Late medieval manuscripts; attribution debated
Evidence status
Directly cited

Broader geographic contextBroad regional context; no country assigned

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Atlas 1068Scholarly / historical only

Turba Philosophorum textual tradition

Western Esotericism & Initiatory Lineage / school

Public geography
Broad regional context; no country assigned
Period / origin
Arabic source ca. 9th century; Latin reception from 12th century
Evidence status
Directly cited

Broader geographic contextBroad regional context; no country assigned

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Atlas 1069Open / public

Emerald Tablet reception tradition

Western Esotericism & Initiatory Lineage / school

Public geography
Global, transnational, diaspora, textual, or doctrinal context; no single country
Period / origin
Arabic attestations ca. 8th–9th centuries; Latin reception from 12th century
Evidence status
Directly cited

Broader geographic contextGlobal, transnational, diaspora, textual, or doctrinal context; no single country

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Atlas 1070Open / public

Book of Lambspring alchemical emblem tradition

Western Esotericism & Initiatory Lineage / school

Public geography
Broad regional context; no country assigned
Period / origin
Manuscript/print tradition, 16th–17th centuries
Evidence status
Directly cited

Broader geographic contextBroad regional context; no country assigned

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Atlas 1071Open / public

Twelve Keys of Basil Valentine tradition

Western Esotericism & Initiatory Lineage / school

Public geography
Broad regional context; no country assigned
Period / origin
Published 1599 onward
Evidence status
Directly cited

Broader geographic contextBroad regional context; no country assigned

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Atlas 1072Open / public

Theatrum Chemicum compilation tradition

Western Esotericism & Initiatory Lineage / school

Public geography
Broad regional context; no country assigned
Period / origin
Published 1602–1661
Evidence status
Directly cited

Broader geographic contextBroad regional context; no country assigned

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Atlas 1073Open / public

Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum tradition

Western Esotericism & Initiatory Lineage / school

Public geography
United Kingdom
Period / origin
Published 1652 onward
Evidence status
Directly cited

Country links · under reviewUnited Kingdom

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Atlas 1074Open / public

Musaeum Hermeticum anthology tradition

Western Esotericism & Initiatory Lineage / school

Public geography
Broad regional context; no country assigned
Period / origin
Published 1625; expanded 1678
Evidence status
Directly cited

Broader geographic contextBroad regional context; no country assigned

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Atlas 1075Open / public

Fama Fraternitatis manifesto reception

Western Esotericism & Initiatory Lineage / school

Public geography
Broad regional context; no country assigned
Period / origin
Circulated manuscript ca. 1610; printed 1614 onward
Evidence status
Directly cited

Broader geographic contextBroad regional context; no country assigned

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Atlas 1076Open / public

Confessio Fraternitatis manifesto reception

Western Esotericism & Initiatory Lineage / school

Public geography
Broad regional context; no country assigned
Period / origin
Printed 1615 onward
Evidence status
Directly cited

Broader geographic contextBroad regional context; no country assigned

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Atlas 1077Open / public

Chymical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreutz reception

Western Esotericism & Initiatory Lineage / school

Public geography
Broad regional context; no country assigned
Period / origin
Published 1616 onward
Evidence status
Directly cited

Broader geographic contextBroad regional context; no country assigned

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Atlas 1078Open / public

Azoth alchemical emblem tradition

Western Esotericism & Initiatory Lineage / school

Public geography
Broad regional context; no country assigned
Period / origin
Early 17th century onward
Evidence status
Directly cited

Broader geographic contextBroad regional context; no country assigned

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Atlas 1079Scholarly / historical only

Cabala Mineralis manuscript tradition

Western Esotericism & Initiatory Lineage / school

Public geography
Broad regional context; no country assigned
Period / origin
17th-century manuscript tradition
Evidence status
Directly cited

Broader geographic contextBroad regional context; no country assigned

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Atlas 1080Scholarly / historical only

Donum Dei alchemical manuscript tradition

Western Esotericism & Initiatory Lineage / school

Public geography
Broad regional context; no country assigned
Period / origin
15th century onward
Evidence status
Directly cited

Broader geographic contextBroad regional context; no country assigned

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